By John Shea Updated 10:51 pm PDT, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 WASHINGTON — Leapfrogging over three teams in the National League West is tough enough, but doing it with Manny Machado playing shortstop on the division leaders makes it a more grueling task. The Dodgers are expected to land Machado any day, a trade that could turn the division’s balance of power and put more heat on the Diamondbacks, Rockies and Giants. “Ooph, OK,” Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford said when told of the Machado-to-Los Angeles reports. “Any team that gets him will have an immediate impact, for sure. He’s one of the best players in the game. That goes for the Dodgers also.” Machado was a Baltimore third baseman until moving to shortstop this year, and short is his preference. The Dodgers have a need with Corey Seager missing most of the season with an elbow injury. Chris Taylor has subbed for Seager. “You would hope the Dodgers wouldn’t land somebody like him because that’s the team we’re all are trying to chase and trying to beat right now,” Crawford said. “You don’t want them to get better. “I still think we have a team that can challenge anybody, especially with guys coming off the DL.” window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: ‘thumbnails-c’, container: ‘taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5’, placement: ‘Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5’, target_type: ‘mix’ }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Patrick Smith / Getty Images Image 1of/5 Caption Close Image 1 of 5 Brandon Crawford #35 of the San Francisco Giants and the National… [Read full story]